Hopwood, Pennsylvania

Hopwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,090 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> up from 2,006 at the 2000 census. It is located in North Union and South Union townships. The village was named after John Hopwood.

History

The village was named after John Hopwood, a Baptist preacher. For a time, the village was renamed as Monroe.<ref name="landmark">Template:Cite bookTemplate:Open access</ref>

Geography

Hopwood is located in central Fayette County at Template:Coord (39.874145, −79.703385).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the north by East Uniontown. U.S. Route 40 Business (National Pike) runs through the center of Hopwood and forms the border between North and South Union townships. The center of Uniontown is Template:Convert to the northwest via National Pike. U.S. Route 40 forms a four-lane bypass around the south side of Uniontown, intersecting National Pike at the south end of Hopwood. Via US 40, it is Template:Convert southeast to Cumberland, Maryland, and Template:Convert northwest to Washington.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hopwood CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The community sits at the western base of Chestnut Ridge, the westernmost ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in this area.

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the 2000 census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> there were 2,006 people, 893 households, and 584 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 932 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.60% White, 0.60% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 893 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,223, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $38,594 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,194. About 8.0% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

History

The Battle of Jumonville Glen, a skirmish which helped to start the French and Indian War,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was fought near Hopwood<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on May 28, 1754.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hopwood was home to the famous Uniontown Speedway from 1916<ref name=Heritage>Template:Cite web</ref> through the mid-1920s. The Universal Trophy and Autumn Classic, 1921 AAA Championship Car season national championship points races, were held there in 1921<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 1922.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Before the sport was banned, In 1914 and 1915, hill-climb races were held up the nearby Summit Mountain.<ref name=Heritage/><ref name=McGuiness>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Morris Hair Tavern

Hopwood has the most early-American 19th century stone buildings along the National Pike/Old U.S. Route 40, with a number of them being on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1816 President Monroe was a guest at the Hopwood-Miller Tavern, then known as the Moses Hopwood House.<ref name=McGuiness/> Other Presidents and notables stayed there when the building was operated as an inn including John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, James Polk and James Buchanan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other important buildings include the Barnes Estate, the Summit Inn, and the former Soldiers Orphan's School, a post-Civil War orphan school which is the current property of the Jumonville Camp & Retreat Center. Template:Clear

Notable people

• William DeFord (1807–1898), member of the Ohio House of Representatives<ref name="landmark"/>